Overseas Market Access Requirements Notification - Animal Products Act 1999 Regulation and Assurance Branch, Animal and Animal Products Directorate, Ministry for Primary Industries Ref: AE-MY-13 Date: 30 th October 2017 HORANI.MY 7 November 2017 1. Statutory authority Pursuant to section 60, section 60A, section 62(1) and section 167 of the Animal Products Act 1999 I notify the following: (i) the issue under section 60 of the Overseas Market Access Requirements for horses to West Malaysia HORANI.MY dated 7 November 2017; (ii) the determination under section 62(1) of the format and content of the official assurance for horses to West Malaysia. This notice takes effect from the 7 th November 2017. Dated at Wellington this 1 st day of November 2017. Signed: Howard Pharo Manager Import and Export Animals Animal and Animal Products Directorate Regulation and Assurance Branch (acting under delegated authority) 2. West Malaysia requirements Horses exported from New Zealand to West Malaysia must be accompanied by an official assurance in the form of a completed zoosanitary certificate. The zoosanitary certificate as specified below must be completed and certified, after due enquiry, by an Official Veterinarian of the Ministry for Primary Industries. Explanatory note: If the zoosanitary certificate is not certified then the horses do not satisfy the conditions in the notice. Likewise, if the horses do not satisfy the zoosanitary requirements in the certificate, then the certificate will not be certified.
Certificate No: ZOOSANITARY CERTIFICATE NEW ZEALAND MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES Species: To: Exporting Country: Competent Authority: HORSES WEST MALAYSIA NEW ZEALAND MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES Import Permit Number: I: IDENTIFICATION OF ANIMAL(S) Name Species/Breed Age Colour Sex Identification (Microchip number/site, or brand) and silhouette Total number of animals in the consignment.. II: SOURCE OF ANIMAL(S) Name and address of exporter:... Name and address of premises of origin:... Name and address of pre-export isolation facility:... III: DESTINATION OF ANIMAL(S) Name and address of consignee:... Method of transport:... HORANI.MY 7 November 2017 Page 1 of 3
IV: ZOOSANITARY INFORMATION VETERINARY CERTIFICATE I,..., an Official Veterinarian of the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries, certify with respect to the horse(s) described in the attached zoosanitary certificate, that: 1. COUNTRY HEALTH STATUS 1.1 The horse(s) were continuously resident in New Zealand for at least the three (3) months prior to export or since birth. 1.2 New Zealand has been free from the following diseases for the two (2) years prior to export and the diseases are notifiable: African horse sickness contagious equine metritis equine influenza epizootic lymphangitis horse pox surra equine infectious anaemia Japanese encephalitis Borna disease dourine equine encephalomyelitis (VEE, EEE, WEE and St. Louis) equine piroplasmosis glanders vesicular stomatitis equine viral arteritis Hendra virus 2. PREMISES OF ORIGIN 2.1 The horse(s) originated from an establishment where no case of equine rhinopneumonitis (EHV-1) or strangles occurred during the six (6) months immediately prior to export. 3. PRE-EXPORT ISOLATION 3.1 The horse(s) were kept in a pre-export isolation facility approved by and under the supervision of an Official Veterinarian during at least the fourteen (14 days) prior to export. During this period the horse(s) did not contact other equines not of a similar isolation and tested animal health status. 4. VACCINATION 4.1 The horse(s) was vaccinated with an inactivated strangles vaccine according to manufacturer s recommendation prior to the scheduled date of export, either with a primary course or a booster. 4.2 The horse(s) was vaccinated with an inactivated or recombinant Equine Influenza vaccine according to manufacturer s recommendation between twenty-one (21) and ninety (90) days prior to the scheduled date of export either with a primary course or a booster. 5. TREATMENT 5.1 The horse(s) have been treated with an approved, long-acting, broad-spectrum parasiticide, effective against ticks, and a broad-spectrum anthelmintic within seven (7) days prior to export. 6. EXAMINATION Page 2 of 3
Certificate No: 6.1 The horses were examined by an Official Veterinarian within twenty-four (24) hours of export and found to be healthy, free from clinical evidence of infectious or contagious disease and fit for travel.... Signature of Official Veterinarian Official Stamp and Date Ministry for Primary Industries Name and Address:... Note. The Official Veterinarian must sign and stamp each page of the veterinary certificate using a different colour ink to the paper and the print, and, where applicable, sign, date and stamp each page of the documents (e.g. laboratory reports) that form part of the extended health certification. HORANI.MY 7 November 2017 Page 3 of 3
EXPORT CERTIFICATION (This is not part of the official certification) SPECIES: COUNTRY: HORSES WEST MALAYSIA NOTES: This certificate replaces all previous versions and is to be used for horses that are being exported from New Zealand to West Malaysia. The certificate is based on the Regulations for the importation of horses from New Zealand, revised 06 April 2017 issued by the Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Malaysia. The certificate was approved by the Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture on 24 th October 2017. 1. The horse(s) must be accompanied by a valid import licence issued by Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (MAQIS), permitting the importation. 2. In addition to the identification details of the Zoosanitary Certificate, each horse must be accompanied by a silhouette identification form. 3. Additional information is provided in the Regulations for the importation of horses from New Zealand, 06 April 2017 as follows: 4. Transportation and Landing Place Malaysia requires a declaration by the Master of the Ship / Captain of the Aircraft described in the Regulations for the importation of horses from New Zealand, 06 April 2017 as follows: 4.1 The consignment of horses shall be transported in clean, disinfected and sealed floats or carried by ship or aircraft direct to the entry point or prescribed landing place or any other port or airport as in Malaysia. 4.2 No other horses not of the same health status or any other animals of different species were carried on the ship/aircraft during the time that the horses to which such declaration refers were on board the ship/aircraft. 4.3 No fodder from any other country was carried in the ship/aircraft during the time to which such declaration refers was on board the ship/aircraft. Hay or straw was not used as bedding during transport by air (treated wood shavings, sterilized peat or soft board may be used, instead). 5. Quarantine in Malaysia 5.1 The horse(s) shall undergo quarantine for a period of not less than 14 clear days in the Department of Veterinary Services Quarantine Station upon arrival in Malaysia. 5.2 During the post-arrival quarantine, the horse(s) shall be subjected to the following measures; 5.2.1 Nasopharyngeal swab sample and shall be tested with either by bacterial isolation and identification test of Streptococcus equi OR Streptococcus equi identification by PCR with negative results. 5.2.2 Equine influenza test using PCR or RT-PCR with a negative result HORANI.MY 7 November 2017
5.2.3 Other diseases test; Equine herpes virus, Equine infectious anaemia virus, Western equine encephalomyelitis, Surra, and Nipah virus using SNT / ELISA / AGID test. The test results must be duly endorsed in the respective horse passport. The quarantine period may be extended if and when deemed necessary dependent on the health condition of the horse(s) and laboratory tests. 6. Other Conditions 6.1 All horses destined for export to Malaysia must not be pregnant. In the event of any such discovery on arrival in Malaysia, the mare and any in-contact material(s) shall be returned to the country of export/origin at the importers/exporters/agents/owners expense. 6.2 It should be the onus of the importer, agent or owner of the horse(s) to inform the Quarantine Officer of Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (MAQIS), the expected date and time of arrival of the horse(s) with a notice of at least three working days prior to the arrival of the consignment in Malaysia. 6.3 The importer, agent or owner shall be responsible for all duties, fees or charges associated with the transportation, clearance and quarantine of the horse(s) and any other cost or expenditure incurred in the process of importation of the horse(s). 6.4 If any horse dies or is destroyed while under the custody of the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (MAQIS), the cost of destruction and any other charges associated shall be borne by the importer, agent or owner of the horse. 4. Despite 4.2 above. Horses bound for West Malaysia and Malaysia can travel on the same aircraft, however, they must be adequately separated. No fodder was loaded onto the aircraft during transit in West Malaysia. 5. Approved transit routes include Singapore and West Malaysia 6. Official Veterinarian means a New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (NZ MPI) veterinarian or a specially appointed veterinarian as authorised by NZ MPI. **************** Section 61A Animal Products Act 1999 states that 'The Crown is not liable, and nor is the Director-General or any employee of the Ministry liable, for any loss arising through the refusal or failure of the relevant authority of an overseas market to admit export animal material or animal product to that market.' HORANI.MY 7 November 2017